Merry Christmas to ME

Many Americans are oblivious to the fact that Christmas only begins on December 25th. Christmas technically lasts until January 6th, also known as The Epiphany, or Three Kings' Day. That represents the day that the three kings (or magi) arrived with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the baby Jesus. This holiday is celebrated in Puerto Rico, as well as many other Latin American and European countries. My wife and I also celebrate it as another opportunity to exchange gifts.

So this little lesson introduces the post for my Christmas loot!

I actually didn't get a whole lot of DVDs this year, but the ones I did get were awesome.

My brother-in-law and his wife gave me the first season of Rome. Ever since watching the entire Deadwood series (also introduced to us by Jon and his wife), I've become a lot more interested in some of the other HBO produced series (eschewing the obvious 'Sopranos' series).

My parents gave me the Twin Peaks: Definitive Gold Box Edition box set, which includes the complete 1st and 2nd seasons, as well as the previously unavailable (in the U.S.) pilot.

For Three Kings' Day (which my wife and I celebrated early because of an unexpected out-of-town trip we had to take), I got The Bourne Ultimatum.

Of course, I haven't had a chance to watch any of these yet, but if anyone reads this, I'll keep you updated.